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B.C. wildfires scorch area well below average, but hot September poses threat

B.C. wildfires scorch area well below average, but hot September poses threat

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. — Forests Minister Katrine Conroy says it's been a below-average wildfire season so far this year in British Columbia, but high fire risks are forecast for September.
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Mayors in rural B.C. band together to push province to fix health-care crisis

Mayors in rural B.C. band together to push province to fix health-care crisis

A coalition of small-town mayors and politicians are uniting in hopes of tackling the urgent health-care crisis in rural communities across British Columbia.
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Omicron vaccine available to most in B.C. by end of October, say Dix and Bonnie Henry

Omicron vaccine available to most in B.C. by end of October, say Dix and Bonnie Henry

VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor and health minister say most residents should expect to be able to receive a booster vaccine targeting Omicron variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 this month or in October. Dr.
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YVR passengers could be affected by Lufthansa pilot strike

YVR passengers could be affected by Lufthansa pilot strike

The German airline has cancelled about 800 flights out of Frankfurt and Munich tomorrow
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Popular mushrooms recalled in B.C.: What you should do

Popular mushrooms recalled in B.C.: What you should do

Bags of Enoki Mushrooms may have a listeria contamination
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Family of Victoria murder victim makes video appeal for information

Family of Victoria murder victim makes video appeal for information

The five-minute video, issued on the one-year anniversary of Jeremy Gordaneer’s murder at his mother’s home in Rockland, includes interviews with his daughters and sister
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Former Collingwood School athlete among six killed in Ontario crash

Former Collingwood School athlete among six killed in Ontario crash

Jason Ono-O'Connor was known as a talented athlete during his high school years in West Vancouver. He was killed in a tragic vehicle accident in Barrie, Ont., where he was attending college.
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Union for B.C. 911 dispatchers calls for extended supports amid staff shortage

Union for B.C. 911 dispatchers calls for extended supports amid staff shortage

VANCOUVER — The union that represents E-Comm 911 emergency service dispatchers in British Columbia is calling for the agency to extend temporary compensation and psychological supports amid a "dire" staffing shortage.
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Auditor general raises doubts about B.C.'s books, saying surplus was $6.5B higher

VICTORIA — British Columbia's auditor general has raised doubts about the accuracy of the province's public accounts, saying the $1.3-billion surplus announced by the government this week should have been about six times bigger.
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Photos: Progress Pride colours on new house posts for Coquitlam school district a B.C. first, carver says

Photos: Progress Pride colours on new house posts for Coquitlam school district a B.C. first, carver says

Called "Stemiye," the house posts flanking the reception desk in SD43's newly built Education and Learning Centre in Coquitlam tell the story of transition.
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